Unit Test 1

A Grammar
Complete the text with the verbs in brackets using the appropriate tense.

When I was young, I 1_________________ (love) reading. The local library was a special place for me and I
2
___________________ (spend) all my free time there. While I 3__________________ (read) my book, I
4
______________________ (listen) to music on my MP3 player. So, when I discovered that the council was planning
to close my local library, I wanted to help keep it open. I 5_______________ (decide) to do some fundraising to keep
the library open. Lots of people wanted to help, and some even offered to volunteer at the library. A local newspaper
found out about my mission to save the library and one of the journalists 6________________ (write) an article about
it. The article caught the attention
of the public and, in the end, the council kept the library open. I was so happy and very proud of myself.

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B Grammar
Complete each sentence with a pair of verbs from the box. Use one verb in the past simple and the other in
the past perfect simple.

go / do finish / watch not have / buy not play / hurt arrive / start

1 After Molly ____________________ the washing up, she ____________________ out to meet her friends at
a café.
2 The film ____________________ by the time we ____________________ at the cinema, so we missed the
first 15 minutes.
3 I ____________________ much money left after I ____________________ my scooter, but I certainly don’t
regret buying it!
4 Euan ____________________ football last Saturday because he ____________________ his ankle that
morning.
5 When I ____________________ my homework, I ____________________ my favourite TV show.

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C Vocabulary
Read the definitions and complete the corresponding words.
1 caring only about yourself rather than about other people: s____________

2 the way that you behave towards somebody/something that shows how you think and feel: a____________

3 to form an opinion about somebody/something, based on the information you have: j____________

4 beliefs about what is right and wrong and what is important in life: v____________

5 all the people who were born at about the same time: g____________

6 a strong feeling of approval of somebody/something because of their good qualities or achievements:

r____________

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D Vocabulary
Complete the email with the missing words.

Hi Max,
I hope you're well. It's a shame you couldn't meet 1___ with us last weekend. We had a
great time. A few of us hung 2___ here at my house. Emma brought 3___ a friend she
knows from her yoga class. She really reminds me 4___ your sister. She has the same
long dark hair and a similar personality. Anyway, we all ended 5___ watching films and
eating pizza.
I hope we can get 6___ sometime soon and have some fun. Let me know when you’re
going to be free.
Take care and see you soon,
Ester

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E Reading
The teenagers that are changing the world

Salvador Gómez-Colón

Teenager Salvador Gómez-Colón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2016, Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto
Rico and left the community with no clean water and no electricity. Salvador saw the damage that was caused.
Salvador could not ignore the problems that the people in his community faced, and he felt he had to do something
to help them. Every evening, as the sun set and night came, he felt very alone. He realized that the lack of light was
affecting him and that many other people felt the same. That is when he had his idea. He started a campaign and
raised more than $100,000 so he could buy solar-powered lamps. He provided light to hundreds of families, which
helped them move around their house, prepare food, hang out with each other and carry on with their daily life in a
more normal way. With the money he raised, he also bought washing machines that worked without electricity This
helped to prevent disease as people were able to keep their clothes and bedding clean.

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg is the extraordinary Swedish schoolgirl with strong environmental values who made headlines in
August 2018 by refusing to go to school for three weeks. She wanted the Swedish government to take action and
fight climate change by following the Paris Agreement, a list of rules and guidelines for countries that are serious
about fighting climate change. Unable to vote, she felt that going on strike was a way she could make her voice
heard. She then continued to strike every Friday and the whole world began to take notice. In October 2018, she
spoke to a crowd of over 10,000 people at a demonstration in Helsinki, Finland, and encouraged them to fight for
changes and save the environment. In December of the same year, she was invited to speak at the United Nations
Climate Change Conference. Greta’s actions have inspired not only older generations, but also many other children
around the world. On 15 March 2019, hundreds of school students from nearly 100 countries around the world got
involved and went on strike with her. Greta has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Read the text. According to the writer, which teenager used a bad personal experience to do something
good?
_______________________________________

Read the text again. Then answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
1 Name two problems that the people in Salvador’s community faced after the hurricane.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 How was Salvador able to help prevent disease in the community?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 Why did Greta refuse to go to school for three weeks?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 What happened in March 2019?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

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F Listening

Listen to Bethany talking to her mum. How does Bethany’s mum feel about the teenagers mentioned in
the article?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Listen again. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.

1 What is Bethany looking for?
______________________________________
______________________________________

2 How has Leanna helped other people?

_______________________________________
_______________________________________

3 How does Dylan make people feel that they are doing something positive?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

4 What suggestion does Bethany’s mum make to help Bethany achieve her ambitions?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

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G Use of English
Complete the dialogue with the expressions in the box. There are two extra expressions you do not need to
use.

Aisha Hi, Richard. Do you like my new phone?

Richard Oh, it's 1___ as my wife's phone.
Aisha It's a great device, isn't it?
Richard Yeah, I want one. My phone looks 2___. Look at it!
Aisha Wow, it's so big and ugly!
Richard I know. I've had it for years. Phones were 3___ in the past.
Aisha It 4___ I saw in an old TV series.
Richard Do you have the same number?
Aisha No, last time I kept the same number 5___ I changed to a new one.
Richard Well, changing phones isn't always 6___ it looks.

A much bigger
B to another
C just the same
D as easy as
E similar to
F looks like something
G whereas this time
H nothing like yours

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Writing
Write a blog post about a “Storytime” from your past experiences. What happened? Who were the people involved in
the story? What were you doing at that moment? What HAD you done before that moment? Was it resolved? How did
you feel? Do not forget to use “used to / would and the past perfect” (NARRATIVE TENSES). Write about 100 words.

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